Remember When September 13

Posted Wednesday, December 31, 1969 7:00 pm

10 Years Ago

September 13 1996

Early Apostolic Bible Training Center held its annual picnic. Person of the Year was Gilva Morissette and runner-up was Brenda Evans.

Activity director Myrtle Lipply also received a recognition award.

25 Years Ago

September 13 1981

The Board of Advisors for the Outstanding Young Men of America Awards Program has announced that four area and one former area man have been selected for inclusion in the 1981 edition of Outstanding Young Men of American.

The area men include Andrew J. Knoop, Mentone; Danny Dean Keaffaber, North Manchester; Thomas James Edgington and Dwight Lynn Addington, both of Warsaw; and William Edward Chapel, Bellevelle, Ill., and formerly of Warsaw.

50 Years Ago

September 13 1956

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Popenfoose, Milford, lost their race with the stork Wednesday evening.

A 6-pound, 10-ounce son was born to the couple at 5:04 p.m. while Popenfoose was speeding his wife to the McDonald hospital. The father had to stop his car about five miles from the hospital. The delivery was completed in the car at the hospital's well-named "emergency entrance."

75 Years Ago

September 13 1931

J.J. Connell, of Fort Wayne, and Carl Topp, of Warsaw, state game and fish department employees who are spearing Winona Lake for undesirable fish, speared a 31-pound Buffalo fish. The fish was weighed at the Winona Railroad station. It was given to a deserving Warsaw family. The fish is good to eat, but is detrimental to lake vegetation.